Molly Segal
@mollyaudio.bsky.social
Journalist covering climate change for CBC Radio’s What On Earth
MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow 2019-2020
Vancouver, B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/author/molly-segal-1.6518000
MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow 2019-2020
Vancouver, B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/author/molly-segal-1.6518000
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Molly Segal
@mollyaudio.bsky.social
· Jun 24
How Jaws made us believe white sharks are real villains
Podcast Episode · Ideas · 2025-06-23 · 54m
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Happy Jaws 50th anniversary to those who celebrate! I made a thing for CBC Radio’s Ideas 🦈:
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Our feature for The Narwhal on how climate change is impacting the Porcupine caribou herd, biologists’ race to count their dwindling numbers, and First Nation communities who are on the frontlines of experiencing their decline. Photos by Peter Mather thenarwhal.ca/counting-por...
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Our feature for The Narwhal on how climate change is impacting the Porcupine caribou herd, biologists’ race to count their dwindling numbers, and First Nation communities who are on the frontlines of experiencing their decline. Photos by Peter Mather thenarwhal.ca/counting-por...
When a grizzly bear swam from the mainland of B.C. to Texada Island in May, it divided a community and raised questions about how to manage predators in places people aren’t used to having them. Now, charges have been laid in relation to this story:
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The bear that divided an island
Podcast Episode · Storylines · 2025-10-04 · 26m
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October 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
When a grizzly bear swam from the mainland of B.C. to Texada Island in May, it divided a community and raised questions about how to manage predators in places people aren’t used to having them. Now, charges have been laid in relation to this story:
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For almost 25 years, scientists have had solutions to keep migratory bats safe from wind turbines, to keep both the wind sector and bat species thriving. In my latest documentary for What On Earth, I explore how well that’s working 🌎 🦇
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#climatechange
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Bats vs. wind energy: a gory tale of two climate solutions
Podcast Episode · What On Earth · 2025-10-01 · 30m
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October 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
For almost 25 years, scientists have had solutions to keep migratory bats safe from wind turbines, to keep both the wind sector and bat species thriving. In my latest documentary for What On Earth, I explore how well that’s working 🌎 🦇
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#climatechange
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#climatechange
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"It had been a century since Texada Island had seen a grizzly bear. So when one swam 5 kilometres from the mainland over to the community off the B.C. coast, it created curiosity, panic and division..." Great radio doc by @mollyaudio.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
How a grizzly on a B.C. island sent a community into crisis
Podcast Episode · The Current · 2025-09-22 · 23m
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September 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"It had been a century since Texada Island had seen a grizzly bear. So when one swam 5 kilometres from the mainland over to the community off the B.C. coast, it created curiosity, panic and division..." Great radio doc by @mollyaudio.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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What a headline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
July 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What a headline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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It's the 50th anniversary of Jaws and I love the piece that @mollyaudio.bsky.social put together on the movie...and where our fear of sharks really comes from! With shoutouts to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social of course! www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
Happy 50th to Jaws, a movie that created a universal fear of the ocean | CBC Radio
Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws put sharks on our radar in a very real way. It broke box office records and tapped into an underlying fear of sharks and the unknown lurking in the ocean.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's the 50th anniversary of Jaws and I love the piece that @mollyaudio.bsky.social put together on the movie...and where our fear of sharks really comes from! With shoutouts to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social of course! www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
Happy Jaws 50th anniversary to those who celebrate! I made a thing for CBC Radio’s Ideas 🦈:
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How Jaws made us believe white sharks are real villains
Podcast Episode · Ideas · 2025-06-23 · 54m
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June 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Happy Jaws 50th anniversary to those who celebrate! I made a thing for CBC Radio’s Ideas 🦈:
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“Wildland firefighters battling the worst fire season in British Columbia’s history told internal investigators they’ve become so overwhelmed in recent years they worry fireline deaths are becoming ‘inevitable.’” #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/45e3099...
B.C. firefighters told investigators they feared deaths were ‘inevitable’ during 2023 wildfire season
Internal documents show how workers assessed conditions during deadly year
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May 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Wildland firefighters battling the worst fire season in British Columbia’s history told internal investigators they’ve become so overwhelmed in recent years they worry fireline deaths are becoming ‘inevitable.’” #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/45e3099...
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Worried about wildfires or concerned about smoke? The CBC News Climate Dashboard now offers live updates on air quality warnings -- as well as active fires across the country.
Is today’s weather normal? Search for your town or city to compare it to previous years
The CBC News Climate Dashboard tracks temperature and precipitation and compares them to historical trends. Check back daily to see breaking records and the forecast for where you live.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Worried about wildfires or concerned about smoke? The CBC News Climate Dashboard now offers live updates on air quality warnings -- as well as active fires across the country.
My colleague @nicklogan.bsky.social produced this fantastic interview with Pattie Gonia. Take a listen!
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🌎 #climatechange
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What do Yo-Yo Ma, a glacier and a drag queen have in common?
Podcast Episode · What On Earth · 2025-05-07 · 28m
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May 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My colleague @nicklogan.bsky.social produced this fantastic interview with Pattie Gonia. Take a listen!
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🌎 #climatechange
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Grateful to have a piece included as a finalist alongside so many compelling stories:
🏔️ Following the signs
What On Earth / CBC Radio
Finalist – Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Well done to @mollyaudio.bsky.social and the CBC team!
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#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
What On Earth / CBC Radio
Finalist – Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Well done to @mollyaudio.bsky.social and the CBC team!
🔗 zurl.co/qX0NN
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Grateful to have a piece included as a finalist alongside so many compelling stories:
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For the last few months, I've been working on a podcast with the legendary Cory Doctorow about why the internet sucks so bad now, and whose fault it is. It launches today. I think it turned out pretty good! Here's the first episode, featuring the one and only @edzitron.com www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Don't Be Evil | Understood | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Google Search was the gold standard — a product born in a dorm room during the internet’s early, idealistic era. But when internal emails surfaced they revealed a deeper conflict inside the company: w...
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May 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For the last few months, I've been working on a podcast with the legendary Cory Doctorow about why the internet sucks so bad now, and whose fault it is. It launches today. I think it turned out pretty good! Here's the first episode, featuring the one and only @edzitron.com www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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I had the honour of joining CBC's What On Earth with Dr. Chris Russill recently. We talked all about climate conspiracism and how this is playing out in real time as climate disasters become more frequent.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
Friends! Highly recommend this edition of CBC's What On Earth, featuring Prof Chris Russill and the @climateunit.bsky.social's very own @erinblondeau.bsky.social. Excellent insights into how & why climate disasters get hijacked by conspiracies & disinformation.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I had the honour of joining CBC's What On Earth with Dr. Chris Russill recently. We talked all about climate conspiracism and how this is playing out in real time as climate disasters become more frequent.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
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Fortunately still available here: keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
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February 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Fortunately still available here: keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
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Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
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February 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Data on the CDC's website are being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, Katherine J. Wu reports:
The CDC Is Altering Data to Follow Trump’s DEI Order
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Data on the CDC's website are being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, Katherine J. Wu reports:
Bonus What On Earth podcast: my colleague, CBC climate reporter @inayatsingh.com, walks us through Trump’s first moves on climate:
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BONUS: Trump’s first moves on climate
Podcast Episode · What On Earth · 2025-01-25 · 12m
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January 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Bonus What On Earth podcast: my colleague, CBC climate reporter @inayatsingh.com, walks us through Trump’s first moves on climate:
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January 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
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December 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
On the latest episode of What On Earth, I report on mining projects in northwestern B.C. and cross border concerns in Southeast Alaska
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One border, three rivers and the battle to protect fish
Podcast Episode · What On Earth · 2024-12-14 · 28m
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December 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM
On the latest episode of What On Earth, I report on mining projects in northwestern B.C. and cross border concerns in Southeast Alaska
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More on early monitoring systems here www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Via my colleague @jonore.bsky.social
Via my colleague @jonore.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 3:56 PM
More on early monitoring systems here www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Via my colleague @jonore.bsky.social
Via my colleague @jonore.bsky.social
In September I was in Sitka, Alaska. After a deadly landslide in 2015, people got together and created a monitoring system to meet the community’s desire for more information to help know when a landslide was likely to occur. My latest for What On Earth: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w... 🌎
How rain buckets with ‘brains’ help warn against landslides
Podcast Episode · What On Earth · 2024-11-23 · 28m
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November 29, 2024 at 1:36 AM
In September I was in Sitka, Alaska. After a deadly landslide in 2015, people got together and created a monitoring system to meet the community’s desire for more information to help know when a landslide was likely to occur. My latest for What On Earth: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w... 🌎